Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Joan McDonald

Cuomo Administration in Absolutely No Rush to Provide Tappan Zee Transit

By Stephen Miller | Nov 12, 2013 | 15 Comments

After the state dumped transit in its rush to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge, Governor Cuomo announced a transit task force and promised to open the new bridge’s emergency shoulders to buses. But connections for bus riders on either side of the bridge remain a mystery, and the state continues to throw out overblown […]

DOT Chief Claims Cuomo “Not Slowing Down Transit” on Tappan Zee

By Noah Kazis | Nov 17, 2011 | 6 Comments

State transportation commissioner Joan McDonald deserves an award for chutzpah. In the face of overwhelming opposition from local elected officials to the state’s decision to build the new Tappan Zee Bridge without transit, McDonald has, incredibly, taken the stance that the state did no such thing. Here’s McDonald, quoted twice by Transportation Nation’s Kate Hinds: […]

Eight Ways State DOT Chief Joan McDonald Can Make New York Better

By Gary Toth | Jan 18, 2011 | 18 Comments

“By building more and more roads, we have made it almost impossible to solve our transportation problems” – Allen Biehler, Secretary, Pennsylvania DOT and Chair, AASHTO Standing Committee on Highways Every state Department of Transportation (DOT) is led by a chief executive. In some states, they’re called the “secretary.” In others, the “director.” In New […]

Cuomo Taps Joan McDonald to Run State DOT

By Noah Kazis | Jan 14, 2011 | 2 Comments

Joan McDonald will serve as the next commissioner of the state Department of Transportation, Governor Cuomo announced this morning (after the General Contractors Association spilled the beans in its own press release praising the pick). McDonald has a lengthy resume of government service in the Tri-State region. She is currently the commissioner of Connecticut’s Department […]